WELCOME! My name is Ari Wolfe and I'm a Deacon in the Episcopal Church. This site is a place for me to share my thoughts on faith and life and is especially for you if you're

Living Simply and Sustainably

Several years ago, disenchanted with the materialism and artifice of suburban living, I followed a call to ministry and began to focus on creating a more simple, spiritually-connected and sustainable life. I now live on a small farmstead with my spouse, where we work as blacksmiths and learn more each day about what it means to be stewards to our animals and the land. I serve as deacon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Battle Ground, Washington and I put this website together as a collection of resources, homilies, anecdotes, and information that I hope you’ll find useful and maybe even inspiring.

Preaching

July 26, 2021

What We Do To Recharge: Sabbath and self-care

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June 7, 2021

Following Jesus’ Humanity: Why I am Lent People

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March 31, 2021

Rise and Shine: Entering Lent with embodied prayer

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Dancing Up the Sun

Today is May Day, Beltane in many parts of the world and in varying traditions, the day of welcoming the coming summer in the heart of spring. It is a day for new beginnings, for joy and for love… […]

Overcoming the Tyranny of Translation: Genesis 5:2 and the Singular They

Words from the Bible – especially certain passages, especially in certain translations and especially under the umbrella of Christianity – have been used to judge, condemn, exclude and harm LGBTQ+ people for far too long… […]

First Numinous Experiences

In his book, What the Mystics Know, Richard Rohr writes about what he calls “the first numinous experience”, when our eyes are metaphorically opened and we see/understand/experience God or the Divine. I have a feeling that for me it happened very early… […]

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